Editing Corfu (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Corfu topographic map-en.svg|thumb|Map of Corfu. Its satellite islands of [[Othoni]], [[Ereikoussa]] and [[Mathraki]] counterclockwise NW, WNW and W respectively (with respect to the northern part of the island at the top of the map) and [[Paxos (island)|Paxos]] and [[Antipaxos]] on the SE side, are visible.]]

Corfu is located in the northwestern corner of Greece. The northeastern edge of Corfu lies off the [[coast]] of [[Sarandë]], [[Albania]], separated by straits varying in width from {{convert|3|to|23|km|0|abbr=in}}. The southeast side of the island lies off the coast of [[Thesprotia]], Greece. Its shape resembles a [[sickle]] (''drepanē, δρεπάνι''), to which it was compared by the ancients: the concave side, with the city and harbour of Corfu in the centre, lies toward the Albanian coast.<ref name= EB1911/> With the island's area estimated at {{cvt|592.9|km2|sqmi acre}},<ref name= stat01>{{cite web |url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> it runs approximately {{cvt|64|km}} long, with greatest breadth at around {{cvt|32|km}}.

Two high and well-defined ranges divide the island into three districts, of which the northern is mountainous, the central undulating, and the southern low-lying. The more important of the two ranges, that of [[Mount Pantokrator|Pantokrator]] (Παντοκράτωρ – the Almighty) stretches east and west from Cape Falacro to Cape Psaromita, and attains its greatest elevation in the summit of the same name.<ref name=EB1911/>

[[File:CapeDrastisCorfuJuly122022 02.jpg|thumb|left|Cape Drastis]]
[[File:Aghios Georgios Bay in Corfu.JPG|thumb|left|Bay of [[Agios Georgios, Corfu|Agios Georgios]] in northwestern Corfu]]
[[File:CapeAsprokavosCorfuJuly172022.jpg|thumb|Cape Asprokavos|alt=Cape Asprokavos]]
The second range culminates in the mountain of Santi Jeca, or Santa Decca, as it is called by misinterpretation of the Greek designation ''Άγιοι Δέκα'' (Hagioi Deka), or the Ten Saints. The whole island, composed as it is of various limestone formations, presents great diversity of surface.<ref name= EB1911/> Beaches are found in Agios Gordis, the [[Korission Lagoon]], Agios Georgios, Marathia, Kassiopi, Sidari, Palaiokastritsa and many others. Corfu is located near the [[Kefalonia]] geological fault formation; earthquakes have occurred.

Corfu's coastline spans {{cvt|217|km|mi|0}} including capes; its highest point is [[Mount Pantokrator]] ({{cvt|906|m|ft|0}}); and the second Stravoskiadi, at {{cvt|849|m|ft|0}}. The full extent of capes and promontories take in Agia Aikaterini, Drastis to the north, Lefkimmi and Asprokavos to the southeast, and Megachoro to the south. Two islands are also to be found at a middle point of Gouvia and Corfu Bay, which extends across much of the eastern shore of the island; are known as Lazareto and Ptychia (or Vido).

===Diapontia Islands===
[[File:Othonoi 1.jpg|thumb|Othoni Island]]
The [[Diapontia Islands]] (Greek: Διαπόντια νησιά) are located in the northwest of Corfu, (6&nbsp;km away) and about {{cvt|40|km}}
from the Italian coast. The main islands are [[Othonoi]], [[Ereikoussa]] and [[Mathraki]].

===Lazaretto Island===
[[File:Lazaretto island (Corfu).jpg|thumb|left|[[Lazaretto Island]]]]
[[Lazaretto Island]], formerly known as St. Dimitrios, is located {{cvt|1.1|km}} off the coast northeast of the city [[Corfu (city)|Corfu]]. Lazaretto has an area of {{cvt|7.1|ha|1}} and comes under the administration of the Greek National Tourist Organization. During Venetian rule in the early 16th century, a monastery was built on the islet and a leprosarium established later in the century, after which the island was named. In 1798, during the French occupation, the islet was occupied by the [[Russia|Russo]]-Turkish fleet, who ran it as a military hospital. During the period of [[United States of the Ionian Islands|British rule]], in 1814, the leprosarium was once again opened after renovations, and following [[Enosis]] in 1864 the leprosarium again saw occasional use.<ref name="koine"/> During [[World War II]], the [[Axis occupation of Greece]] established a [[Nazi concentration camp]] there for the prisoners of the [[Greek resistance]],<ref name="Travel to Corfu"/> while remaining today are the two-storeyed building that served as the Headquarters of the Italian army, a small church, and the wall against which those condemned to death were shot.<ref name="koine">{{cite web |url=http://koine.terapad.com/index.cfm?fa=contentNews.newsDetails&newsID=10608&from=list |title=Corfu honored with a new museum |publisher= |website=Koine.terapad.com |access-date=29 June 2009}}</ref><ref name= "Travel to Corfu">{{cite web |url=http://www.travel-to-corfu.com/page.php?id=46&back=corfu.php |title=Lazaretto Islet |publisher= |website=Travel-to-Corfu.com |access-date=29 June 2009}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
Corfu has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csa'') featuring hot, dry summers and mild to cool, very rainy winters, which are much wetter than other [[List of islands of Greece|Greek islands]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corfu climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Corfu water temperature - Climate-Data.org |url=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/greece/corfu/corfu-714977/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=en.climate-data.org}}</ref> The highest temperature ever recorded is {{Convert|42.8|C|F}} on 24 July 2007 while the lowest is {{Convert|-6.0|C|F}} on 17 January 2012.
{{Weather box
| location = Corfu (1955-2010) [[HNMS]] 1 m asl
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 21.0
| Feb record high C = 23.0
| Mar record high C = 26.0
| Apr record high C = 28.0
| May record high C = 34.0
| Jun record high C = 41.0
| Jul record high C = 42.8
| Aug record high C = 40.0
| Sep record high C = 37.4
| Oct record high C = 33.0
| Nov record high C = 27.8
| Dec record high C = 22.0
| year record high C = 42.8
| Jan high C = 13.9
| Feb high C = 14.1
| Mar high C = 16.0
| Apr high C = 19.1
| May high C = 24.0
| Jun high C = 28.2
| Jul high C = 31.2
| Aug high C = 31.5
| Sep high C = 27.5
| Oct high C = 23.2
| Nov high C = 18.7
| Dec high C = 15.2
| year high C = 21.9
| Jan mean C = 9.8
| Feb mean C = 10.2
| Mar mean C = 12.1
| Apr mean C = 15.2
| May mean C = 19.9
| Jun mean C = 24.2
| Jul mean C = 26.7
| Aug mean C = 26.6
| Sep mean C = 22.7
| Oct mean C = 18.5
| Nov mean C = 14.4
| Dec mean C = 11.2
| year mean C = 17.6
| Jan low C = 5.3
| Feb low C = 5.7
| Mar low C = 7.1
| Apr low C = 9.6
| May low C = 13.3
| Jun low C = 16.9
| Jul low C = 18.9
| Aug low C = 19.3
| Sep low C = 16.8
| Oct low C = 13.7
| Nov low C = 10.2
| Dec low C = 7.0
| year low C = 12.0
| Jan record low C = -6.0
| Feb record low C = -4.2
| Mar record low C = -4.4
| Apr record low C = -0.2
| May record low C = 4.6
| Jun record low C = 8.7
| Jul record low C = 10.0
| Aug record low C = 11.3
| Sep record low C = 7.2
| Oct record low C = 2.8
| Nov record low C = -2.2
| Dec record low C = -2.0
| year record low C = -6.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 135.8
| Feb rain mm = 123.1
| Mar rain mm = 99.6
| Apr rain mm = 65.2
| May rain mm = 36.5
| Jun rain mm = 15.5
| Jul rain mm = 8.7
| Aug rain mm = 21.7
| Sep rain mm = 87.8
| Oct rain mm = 140.4
| Nov rain mm = 187.1
| Dec rain mm = 189.9
| year rain mm = 1111.3
| Jan rain days = 14.8
| Feb rain days = 13.4
| Mar rain days = 12.9
| Apr rain days = 12.2
| May rain days = 7.7
| Jun rain days = 4.8
| Jul rain days = 3.3
| Aug rain days = 3.3
| Sep rain days = 7.4
| Oct rain days = 11.4
| Nov rain days = 14.7
| Dec rain days = 16.5
| year rain days = 122.4
| Jan humidity = 75.6
| Feb humidity = 74.1
| Mar humidity = 73.1
| Apr humidity = 72.5
| May humidity = 69.2
| Jun humidity = 63.2
| Jul humidity = 61.7
| Aug humidity = 61.7
| Sep humidity = 70.3
| Oct humidity = 74.9
| Nov humidity = 77.5
| Dec humidity = 77.1
| year humidity = 70.9
| Jan sun = 117.7
| Feb sun = 116.8
| Mar sun = 116.0
| Apr sun = 206.5
| May sun = 276.8
| Jun sun = 324.2
| Jul sun = 364.5
| Aug sun = 332.8
| Sep sun = 257.1
| Oct sun = 188.9
| Nov sun = 133.5
| Dec sun = 110.9
| year sun = 2545.7
| source 1 = Hellenic National Meteorological Service<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.emy.gr/emy/el/climatology/climatology_city?perifereia=Ionian%20Islands&poli=Kerkyra |title=Mean Corfu Climatic Averages |publisher=Hellenic National Meteorological Service |access-date=1 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124011440/http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/climatology/climatology_region_diagrams_html?dr_city=Kerkyra |archive-date=24 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| source 2 = NOAA (extremes and sun 1961−1990)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_VI/GR/16641.TXT |title=Kekira Climate Normals 1961–1990 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref>
| date = August 2010
| source = InfoClimat extremes 1991-present <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/normales-records/1991-2020/kerkyra-airport/valeurs/16641.html |title=Kekira Climate extremes 1991-present |access-date=1 March 2023}}</ref>
Hellenic National Meteorological Service<ref name="auto"/>
}}